North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

• 21 - Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
• 212 - Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas)
• 2123 - Non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying
• 21239 - Other non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying

212398 - All other non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing non-metallic minerals.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • amethyst mining
  • epsomite mining
  • fluorspar mining
  • gem stone mining
  • mica mining
  • sienna mining
  • sulphur, ground or otherwise treated
  • talc mining

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • mining or quarrying dimension stone (See 21231 Stone mining and quarrying)
  • operating sand and gravel pits and dredging for sand and gravel (See 212323 Sand and gravel mining and quarrying)
  • mining or quarrying shale and mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing clays and refractory minerals (See 212326 Shale, clay and refractory mineral mining and quarrying)
  • mining diamonds of industrial or gem quality (See 212392 Diamond mining)
  • mining or recovering salt from brine wells (See 212393 Salt mining)
  • mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing asbestos (See 212394 Asbestos mining)
  • mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing gypsum (See 212395 Gypsum mining)
  • mining, beneficiating or otherwise preparing potash (See 212396 Potash mining)
  • extracting and processing peat (See 212397 Peat extraction)